The top two contenders to be the next president of Kenya held their ...
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The top two contenders to be the next president of Kenya held their final rallies, capping months of frenetic campaigning ahead of the August 9 polls
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- State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.
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- Ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the climate change target “better reflects the reality of long-term climate policymaking”.
- Scotland will move away from legally binding annual targets to a five-yearly carbon budget approach.
- A new package of climate action measures was announced, including tripling the number of charging points for electric vehicles and exploring a new integrated ticketing system for public transport in Scotland.
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Security agents recover livestock stolen from Uganda: The livestock will be returned to Uganda once the owners have been identified.
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Volkswagen workers are voting on whether to join the UAW. The results could be felt nationwide
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Self belief: I always knew I was built to be an entrepreneur : Eutycus Mwenda is the founder of Milestones Supplies, a fuel depot in Meru town.
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MP Kosgey warns land, fertiliser cartels 'eating the nation's soul'
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Have continuity in public projects: Like the hunter-gatherers, our post-Independence dispensation is not built for generational handover.
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Construction main culprit in cleaning dirty money, says report: Half of private companies fingered for money laundering are in the construction sector.
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Opinion | Biden Has to Win Back His 2020 Voters: He has lost support in key voting blocs that helped him secure the White House last time.
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Kenya leads global push to raise Sh322tr from climate taxes: President Ruto was among leaders who spearheaded formation of the International Tax Task Force at ...
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